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cording as that is more or lefs predominant. If there is a 

 too great Secretion of the Gall, then the Matter will be 

 more than ordinary white ; and in fome Obftru6tions, 

 when the Blood abounds with earthy Parts, or when thefa 

 are eafily feparated, the Matter will look foul and duskifli, 

 and fometimes be ftreak'd with black Blood, and the Tu- 

 mour will alfo look livid and of a Lead Colour. And fome- 

 times from a various Combination of Humours, the Matter 

 becomes of different Colours. 



But LaJIIy, what we are further to obferve 'T^^ Cure of . 

 concerning Tumours, is to lay down fome humours. 

 general Rules for their Cure ; and here it will be neceflary 

 chiefly to have an Eye to iheir feveral Caufes ; and lirft, a 

 Tumour that comes by any outward Accident, can only be 

 cjangerous according as the Accident is more or lefs violent ; 

 but the leaft Accident, where there is a Redundancy of 

 Blood, may be troublefome, as well as when a Horfe is- 

 poor and low. When there happens to be a Redundancy 

 that mull be remov'd by Bleeding, and other Evacuations, 

 as far as is confiftent with the Horfe's Safety ; but on the 

 pther hand, when a Horfe is low, and has got fome wafte- 

 ing Diftemper upon him, befides the outward Intentions, 

 Care mull be taken to adminifter fuch things as are proper 

 to remove that Indifpofition. And in all critical Swellings, 

 by which we chiefly underftand thofe which tend to the 

 Solution of Colds, malignant, peftilential, and other Fevers, 

 the Management muft be according as the Difeafe is per- 

 ceived to be more or lefs malignant, taking Care always to 

 afTift, but never to rellrain Nature ; but the Reader may- 

 confult the third Chapter, and thofe other Places where we 

 have treated of malignant Diforders, of the Strangles, of 

 the Vives, ^c. which are fometimes critical. 



The next thing to be regarded in the Cure of Tumours, is 

 their Situation ; what relates to internal Tumours and Im- 

 pofthumations, has already been fpoke to, where we have 

 treated of Foundering and Chejl-foundering^ in which we 

 have recommended the fpeedieft Methods of Revulfion by 

 Bleeding and Purging; but efpecially by thofe Things 

 that promote Sweat, and keep down Pain and Inflamma- 

 tion. But as to external Swellings, the principal Intention 

 is either to ripen or difcufs them, according as may be moft 

 beneficial. Thofe which are durated and hard, without 

 Heat and Inflammation, ought chiefly to be treated with 

 Internals, and fuch as are very powerful to open Obftruc- 

 tions, with the AlTiftance of thofe Things outwardly 



which 



